Safety catch for brooches and the like



Aug. 24 1926. 1,597,038

H. ZEKMAN SAFETY CATCH FOR BROOCHES AND THE LIKE Filed May 5. 1925 4 25 I FiqrZZI 7 Man W INII/ENTORQ A TTORNEY.

Patented Au 24, 1926.

UNiTEn s'rarss I-IYMAN ZEKMAN, or nnnvnn, coLonAno;

SAFETY CATCH FOR BROOCHES AND THE LIKE.

Application filed May 5, 1925. Serial No. 28,193.

This inventiourelates to improvements iubrooches, bar pins and the like, and has for an object to provide a simple and inexpensive catch that will securely hold and retain the pin .of such brooch and like ar .ticles.

A further object is to provide a catch of the character described, having two separable but normally inter-locking keepers so related as to prevent the unfastening of the pin even in case ofaccident-al separation of the two keepers.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter and in the accompanying drawing, the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements ofparts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which like characters indicate corresponding parts throughout andin which Figure I is an end elevationof a brooch showing my improved catch mounted there'- on with the keepers interlocked.

Figure II is a view showing the application of the invention to a brooch or bar.

Figure III'is a view similar to Fig. II but taken at right angles thereto,

Figure IV is a greatly'enlarged plan of my improved catch with keepers separated.

Figure V is an elevation of Fig. IV.

Figure VI is a section of Fig. IV taken on line AA.

Figure V II is a view the same as Fig. VI but showing the keepers inter-locked around the pin.

In the drawings numeral 1 indicates the body of a brooch, with which the improved catch may be employed, and numeral 2 designates the pin proper which is pivoted at one end to the body 1 and at. its other end is adapted to be received within the catch.

A stationary, hook-shaped keeper is indicated at 3 the same being rigidly mounted on the body 1. A second keeper 4 is pivotally mounted at such point as 5 so that when the keeper 4 is swung upon its pivot it will inter-lock with the keeper 3 as clearly shown at Fig. VII.

The keeper 3 is provided with a retaining member 6 adapted to engage a portion of the keeper 4 for normally retaining the same in inter-locked relation with the keeper 3. I

In the drawing I show the preferred form of construction of the keepers and as there illustrated the keeper 3 is bifurcated, the

two portions thereof being connected by the mem between the two parts of the keeper 3. :In this construction the member 6 is curved as clearly shownxat Figs. VI and VII and the cooperating portion 7 of the keeper 4 is c0rrespondingly curved so that when the keeper 4 is swung upon'the pivot 5 the rounded surface 70f the keeper 4 will spring under the said edge 8 of the member 6 and will fit snugly under the said member 6 as clearly shown at Fig. VII, the keepers being thereby normally retained in interlocked relation.

The keeper 4 is provided with suitable means as projection 9 for manually moving the keeper out of engagement with keeper 8.

It. will be understood that the normal pressure of the pin 2, by reason of the usual resilient construction and mounting thereof, will be against. the top ofthe keepers as clearly illustrated in F ig. VII. In other words the resilient or springy construction and mounting of the pin, which construction and mounting is common in brooches and the like, will cause the pin to exert an upward pressure within the keepers; The keeper 4 is limited in its outward movement by'a suitable stop, preferably the base 1, and

is provided with hook 10 of suitable curvab er 6 and the keeper 4 beingv pivoted at,

ture and extent, as clearly shown in Figs.

VI and VII, to retain the pin against such normal upward pressure when the keeper 4 is separated from the keeper 3 to the limit of its outward movement as shown in Figure VI, as well as when the. keepers are interlocked as shown in Fig. VII. It will furtherbe noted that the point of the hook 10 extends beneath the-point ll of keeper 3 as clearly shown in Fig. VI so that should the pin becomereleased from the hook 10when the keeper 4 is in the position shown in Fig. VI, the normal movement of the pin by virtue of its resilient construction above mentioned, such movement being perpendicular to the base 1, would cause the pin to move upwardly into the keeper 3 which would retain the same against further displacement.

By virtue of this construction, even the accidental separation of the two keepers will not result inthe-unfastening of the brooch for the reason that the hook 10 will ordinarily retain the pin even when the keepers are separated but should the pin be displaced and released from the hook 10, still its spring action above referred to will tend to move the pin under thehook of keeper 3 which will re ain it in fastened position.

Moreover it will be noted that the normal pressure or tension of the pin 2 Within the hook 10 will have a tendency to raise the keeper 4: toward the top of the keeper 3 and toward the inter-locked position of the keepers. It will also be obvious that the higher the keeper f is raised by the tension of the pin above mentioned, the more securely and completely will the'pin 2 be retained within the hook 10 and likewise the nearer the keeper 4 is brought to the inter-locked position with the keeper 3 the less space there will be between the point 11 of keeper 3 and the curved surface 7 of the keeper 4 and therefore the less chance there will be for the pin 2 to escape from fastened position between the point 11 and the hook 10.

I claim:

1. A catch for pins of brooches and the like, comprising a stationary keeper and a swinging keeper adopted to interlock with the stationary keeper or to swing away therefrom; an opening in said swinging keeper to permit manual removal of the pin therefrom, said swinging keeper surrounding the pin except for said opening, and a stop to lirnit the outward swinging of said swinging keeper.

2. A catch for pins of brooches and the like, comprising a stationary keeper and a swinging keeper having a hook for carrying the pin out of the stationary keeper and re taining the pin within the swinging keeper as the swinging keeper is swung out of engagebeing adapted to swing into engagement with the stationary keeper and between the sides thereof and bridge connecting the sides of said stationary keeper and adapted to normally but yieldingly hold the pivoted keeper in interlocked relation with said stationary keeper.

e. A catch for pins of brooches and the keeper having a hook, a pivoted keeper hav- 11;; a hook opposed to the hook on the staionary keeper, said hook on the pivoted keeper having its point a less distance from th A, pivot than the shortest distance from the pivot to a line drawn from the point of the heck of the stationary keeper to the base and perpendicular to the base.

5. A catch for pins for brooches and the like comprising a stationary keeper and a pivoted keeper arranged to swing into and out of interlocked relation with said stationary keeper and provided with ahook for normally retaining the pin therein as it swings.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

' HYMAN ZEKMAN.

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